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At Forbes: Dead, a deer, a female deer? U . A F FA I R S
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The grisly aftermath of several deer-window collisions, when a confused animal ran through the Annex of Forbes college.
A deer smashed through a window in the Forbes Annex early Sunday afternoon, leaving large amounts of broken glass and blood on the windows and the floor. “We heard banging on the window, and went to go look to see what happening,” Jenna Shaw ’20, who saw the deer firsthand in the Annex on Sunday, said. “As we turned the corner in the Annex, we
saw the deer inside the building, and we saw all the broken glass, and we starting running the opposite way because we were obviously scared of the deer,” she said. According to Shaw, the deer jumped through one window before running down the length of an adjacent hallway. At the end of that hallway, there was another window with which the deer collided. Shaw said that she saw the deer leave blood on the glass of that window before back-
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tracking to the first window, through which it ultimately exited Forbes. Matthew Barrett ’19 said that after it made its grand exit through the first window, the deer ran out of the Annex Courtyard. “I was in my room, on the second floor of the Annex, when I heard a loud noise,” Barrett said. He explained that he hadn’t thought much of the noise initially. That changed, however, once he saw that there was indeed a deer in his
Class of 2012 Tom Weber ’89 discusses nixes Star politics of polarization Wars Storm- and effects on journalism trooper outfits By Marcia Brown Head News Editor
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The Class of 2012 decided to change their costume choice for their Star Wars-theme at Reunions in response to one classmate’s concerns about the term “stormtrooper,” which has connections to Nazi Germany. The new costumes will be a different “character in the Star Wars universe,” according to an email statement from officers of the Class of 2012. Stormtroopers are the foot soldiers of the Imperial Galactic Empire in the Star Wars universe. Their inspiration, which is what upset some members of the Class of 2012, came from specialist forces for Germany in WWI. In WWII, stormtroopers were also a paramilitary organization who used methods of intimidation that were part of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, according to Britannica. “The costumes were intended to refer just to the Star Wars characters and were not meant to be offensive in any way,” Lindy Li, a spokeswoman for the Class of 2012, wrote. Li is also a former Democratic candidate for Congress. “No costumes had been ordered and what was advertised was only a first draft of the design,” Li explained. “This decision only affects graduates of the Class of 2012 and has been successfully resolved.” Reunions 2017 will take place June 1-4.
The degree of polarization – especially among media outlets – is at a zenith, Tom Weber ’89 asserted at Princeton Social Media Day. His talk – “Bursting the Bubble” emphasized the need for journalists to emphasize utmost accuracy and to encourage consumers to read from both sides of the aisle. “I don’t think many people questioned that this is a moment in the US where polarization, which as always existed to some extent, feels very tangible on a daily basis,” Weber explained. “This is very striking. If you travel around America and talk to people and report, you get pretty much the same picture.” With the advent of less careful tweeting, as illustrated by President Donald Trump, Weber said that this is an age of immediate and unlimited access to information. Corporate tweets no longer necessarily go through six layers of approval, dramatically quickening the publishing process, but also opening the door to more mistakes. “[Trump’s tweeting] really epitomized the immediacy and the unfiltered nature of social media in a way that few other people at his level have,” Weber
explained. Weber, President of the ‘Prince’ Board of Trustees, is the Executive Editor of TIME Magazine. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal and was appointed a Ferris Professor of Journalism at the University in 2010. Joking that it has been a “slow year for news,” Weber launched into an interactive discussion about news, social media, politics, and polarization in the current atmosphere. He explained that his concern with the onslaught of endless information and the direct access social media creates for consumers is that it may be contributing to the current political polarization. “We have to work hard to get views that are not coming from those pipes,” Weber explained. “We all feel to some extent that we are locked into those bubbles.” “People are familiar to hearing about this bubble – is there an orange bubble? ” Weber joked, “It’s pretty nice in the Orange Bubble – I had to find something orange.” Weber polled the audience for their news preferences. Based on the phone poll of the room, 14 percent of the audience got their news from television, 2 percent from print See WEBER page 2
residential college. “I heard the deer running through the hallway, outside my door, back and forth; it was stuck because the fire doors were closed,” Jordi Cabanas ’19, the first responder, said. After leaving his room and exiting the building, he called 911, who then rerouted him to the Department of Public Safety. “I saw it trying to escape through one of the entryways ... it was sort of pressing its nose up against that window
because it couldn’t figure out a way to get out,” he added. Other Forbesians who witnessed their college’s fourlegged intruder took pictures of the deer and otherwise posted about the incident on social media. DPS officers were quick to appear on the scene. When contacted by the ‘Prince,’ however, they deferred comment to the Office of Communications, who have not yet responded to request for comment.
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USG votes to approve new committee members.
USG talks accessibility, approves new members By Catherine Benedict Contributor
In its weekly meeting on Mar. 5, the Undergraduate Student Government confirmed new committee members, recapped a meeting on student health care and Mental Health Week, and deliberated future steps for the student room guide. Vice President Daniel Qian ’19 called the meeting to order and called for a simple majority to vote to approve minutes from the USG meeting two weeks ago. The simple majority vote was confirmed.
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All Day: Day of Action. See dayofaction.princeton.edu for a full list of teach-ins, performances, workshops, and panels hosted by over 50 U. faculty, scholars, and students.
President Myesha Jemison ’18 then gave the President’s Report. She debriefed two recent meetings. In the first, Jemison met with Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne and discussed social action at the University and improving campus accessibility, noting that Nassau Hall is not handicap-accessible. With Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, Jemison discussed improving the relationships between USG and the Carl A. Fields Center, Davis Center, LGBT Center, See USG page 4
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newspapers, 41 percent from online newspapers, 31 percent from social media, and 12 percent from radio. He followed up by asking people which social media platform they preferred for getting their news. The room was split between Twitter and Facebook as first choices. “We’re a very digital country right now,” Weber said, adding that based on a poll, most Americans get at least some of their news from social media. After asking audience members for their thoughts, he joked that they were making all of his points for him. “This is great; I don’t even have to talk,” he said. One female audience member and graduate of the University explained that she prefers Facebook over Twitter because it allows a lot of her fellow “extremely intelligent” University graduates to add their own
take and thoughts to the news rather than being limited to 140 characters. Weber explained that the polarization and filter processes through which people see their news contribute to asymmetries of information across the population. In a Dec. 5, 2016 Pew Research Center poll that Weber cited, 54 percent of people had never heard anything about the altright – something that had be covered extensively in mainstream media and a proponent of which would become a close White House adviser. “It’s amazing that at a time when we’re all consuming these endless torrents of news. . .” Weber said. “That such a thing could be.” Weber set this situation in context by harkening back to his own column for The Wall Street Journal from Oct. 15, 2001 – right after 9/11. In the column, he explained that people’s understanding of events was highly inf luenced by custom web designs which were just starting
to grow in prominence at this time. In his column, he wrote about how many people didn’t know about warring factions in Afghanistan or the Taliban because it wasn’t relevant to them prior to 9/11. He explained that with all of this information, it’s necessary to find a way to filter. “What’s a sensible way [to filter information] is to give people more of what they want and less of what they don’t want,” he explained. But this distorts what information makes it through such filters for consumption – it often results in information from just one side. “In 2001, people were already worried about this – losing serendipity and losing having to confront things you don’t want to know about,” he said. “Really though, 15, 16, 17 years later, are we cracking this problem? ” Weber said that we have much more information and more filtering than ever, and yet “this debate is at an even more fevered pitch.”
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“Everybody needs to remember with almost every news source media source, or even just platform, everybody is in business,” Weber explained. “Facebook makes more money when you want to look at it more, you want to look at it more when you are
engaged with what it looks like.” “Business decisions are not nefarious,” Weber said. “Making money is better than not making money.” When asked if the news media can do anything about this, Weber at first said no “because it’s suicidal to try and push things that you aren’t going to engage with.” He admitted that this was probably not the answer the audience was looking for. “The serious answer is the news media has to keep learning more about what writers, editors, and producers make those things that are engaging to these audiences,” Weber said. He explained the “Blue Feed, Red Feed” project of The Wall Street Journal that compares a conservative’s and a liberal’s Facebook page side by side. The differences illustrate a chasm between what news is consumed, Weber pointed out. Using the example of the Affordable Care Act, Weber questioned how anyone can be a great defender of either side if one is not exposed to the other side’s arguments. “How can individuals be more proactive without becoming victims of our own biases? ” Weber questioned. Weber also discussed how in this era of immediate access to information, journalists must move even faster to break stories – and sometimes reporters make mistakes. Moreover, the emergence of fake news has further complicated the space media occupies. “It’s distressing to see so much of the media coming under attack because almost everyone I have ever worked with has been of a similar mindset,” Weber said. “They want to get it right for the sake of that being the whole point of what we do.” “Every young reporter learns after that first lesson the talk that’s kind of passed down from editor to editor,” Weber said. “You know what? You make a mistake, but the important thing is you admitted it immediately and corrected it immediately.” Weber said that the journalists he knows and works with are handling the complex atmosphere “with incredible grace and commitment and aspiring to do better.” Weber emphasized that the need to expose yourself to other opinions and other interpretations of the news is incredible. And as for fake news, getting it right is imperative. “Boy, if people just admitted their mistakes and owned up to them, it would be a better world,” he said.
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Hate speech at Princeton: What the Editorial Board can’t see
Connor Johnson
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Last Friday, the Editorial Board criticized the University’s punishment of the men’s swimming and diving team after reports surfaced about the circulation of a series of inappropriate emails among the team. Not refuting the University’s conclusion that the distributed material was “vulgar and offensive, as well as misogynistic and racist in nature,” the Board decided that its fear of Princeton students losing their right to spew vitriol outweighs the perpetuation of a deeply racist and misogynistic culture propagated through the mouthpiece of an internationally renowned university. The Board insists that the “University’s statements on the team’s suspension were vague and did not articulate a full policy on the matter.” But in reality, the University makes it simple, aside from taxing the reader with the obligation to dust off their yearly gift of Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities. The dissent points the reader in the right direction, section 1.2.1:
Actions which make the atmosphere intimidating, threatening or hostile to individuals are therefore regarded as serious offenses. Abusive or harassing behavior, verbal or physical, which demeans, intimidates, threatens, or injures another because of personal characteristics or beliefs of their expression is subject to University disciplinary sanctions as described above. In contesting the clarity of the University’s policy, the Board did little more than show its own reluctance to search for it. Instead, they advocate for some neo-Hammurabian code that maps distinct and exact punishments to an unpredictable array of infractions. They insist that the University has an obligation to punish only speech which meets the “legal definition of harassment” — despite the fact that this definition is itself contested and adjudicated every day. Incredibly, the Board cannot seem to fathom that Princeton, a private institution, has reserved the right to enforce its own rules of conduct regarding speech that is clearly harmful to the values of
the community. The First Amendment may protect propagators of unsavory rhetoric from government interference, but Princeton has no legal obligation to tolerate this behavior, despite the Board’s unwillingness to admit it. If the Board needs elucidation on how the harmfulness of this speech violates community values, I would happily direct them to a SHARE peer, the Carl A. Fields Center, or any of the other resources laid out in a campus-wide email from Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun, aptly titled “Welcome to Princeton.” Let us not conflate two separate issues that seem to be intertwined in the Editorial: that of the speech of the individual and that of speech by an agent of the University. Even if the Board somehow chooses to reject the agency that the University has to arbitrate these matters in the case of the individual, it should not be so narrow-sighted to insist that those representing the University in uniform — such as an athletic team — should not be held to an even higher standard than the unaffiliated student. Perpe-
trators of racism and misogyny are not indelibly protected under the guise of “free speech” when they are members of a Universitysponsored entity using a University-sponsored means of communication. The Board fears for a brave new world without paying any mind to the one to which it clings. A culture of misogyny and racism allows celebrities embroiled in sexual harassment scandals to win Oscars and editors of an altright pseudo-news outlet to take on positions like White House Chief Strategist. Allowing the inappropriate behavior of the men’s swimming and diving team to continue without repercussion would not be a defense of the First Amendment, but rather a tacit approval of the ugly, engorging underbelly of the toxic take on “free speech” that the Board so fervently defends. The University’s policy is clear, and it was right to take swift action. Conner Johnson is a sophomore from Camp Hill, Penn. He can be reached at connerj@princeton.edu.
Letter to the Editor: In the service of our Organization is key community first, Jonathan Shi
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ately, people who have never been too politically involved have been reexamining their detachment. Over three million people showed up for the Women’s March; 28 scientific organizations are joining in a demonstration to raise concerns about the politicization of science and facts. Over 31,000 U.S. faculty members signed an “Academics Against Immigration Executive Order” petition, pointing out the harm that the order has on the academic community and the future of U.S. leadership in research and technology. But this letter is not about those protests. There’s a deeper concern that speaks beyond partisan lines. Even before the election, only 19 percent of Americans believed they could generally trust the government, according to a Pew Research poll. Seventy-five percent believed the government suffered from widespread corruption. A fatalistic attitude accompanies these feelings: “What could I possibly do about it?” But as the anthropologist Margaret Mead said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” The bedrock of democracy is an organizationally strong and politically responsive civil society — a dense network among the people, formed through the bonds of community and interest groups. Most tasks are too large for individuals working alone in their spare time: keeping track of politicians’ actions to hold them accountable, finding solutions to complex issues, seeking compromise with other interests, and organizing local voices to maximize impact, to list a few. All these tasks require the coordinated effort of groups, communities, and alliances. We have all the ingredients to create effective civic action here at Princeton University. We are connected to wealthy and impoverished communities, rural and urban, religious and secular, U.S. and international, business and political, and academic and recreational. We have people who have personally worked on policy, who have worked with the environment, with healthcare, trade, security, human rights, and more. Each of these people is a vital resource. They bring us knowledge, understanding, and the potential to collaborate and compromise.
Our interest and responsibility here at Princeton is to fully employ those resources for the common good. It is not enough to narrowly pursue specialized fields of study. We must empower ourselves to serve our civic duty, to act in the nation’s service and the service of humanity. Today, Mar. 6, is a day of action put together by Princeton students. Frist Campus Center will host discussions on over 60 topics, from the civic issues that we face to what we can do about them. Students, staff, about 50 faculty members, and even former ambassadors will help lead these discussions. Over 1,200 Princetonians have signed a call for the community to “pause their regular activities at Princeton” today and “examine the present situation and its alternatives.” In helping to organize this event, I hope that it empowers community members to participate in civil society, with respectful dialogue held in good faith. I envision a chance to gather around shared concerns and figure out responses to them with each other’s help. But even for those who opt not to attend today, I urge every Princetonian to take an interest in our national and local issues — to take one issue and not be satisfied that “someone else understands it better,” but to work with others in service and advocacy to make sure that every issue gets the attention it needs. It is our future. Jonathan Shi is a visiting graduate student from Sammamish, WA, studying theoretical computer science. He can be reached at jshi@ cs.cornell.edu.
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here is a small Hispanic community center called El Centro just 15 minutes from Princeton’s campus. Ten minutes away is the New Jersey Special Olympics Headquarters. Two minutes away is a local food pantry. Despite their distinct purposes, these organizations share a common need: volunteers. Princeton students are undeniably busy. Between regular classes, clubs, athletics, and various extracurricular commitments, many of us find it hard to find time to sit down for a meal with a friend, or make any non-academic, nonextracurricular related plans. Though I acknowledge the tenuous balance Princeton students are constantly struggling to maintain, there is a vital component missing from the average student’s regimen: community service. Within a 30-mile radius of campus, there are countless service opportunities available to interested students. Many of these deserving service projects, however, suffer from lack of core volunteers. In my own experience as a service project leader, I have seen how frustrating it can be to consistently struggle to recruit and keep committed volunteers. Unfortunately, I don’t think my experience is unique. No matter how
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noble the cause may be, when it comes to community service it seems that most Princeton students just “don’t have time.” Not enough Princeton students are committing themselves to service projects. As a campus community, we can and should be doing more to reach outside the Orange Bubble. Our informal motto, “In the nation’s service and in the service of humanity,” certainly implies that Princeton students have an obligation to bettering their community, even beyond campus. If we are to truly adhere to this dogma, we must begin being “in the nation’s service” now, while we are only 15 or 10 or two minutes from opportunities to improve the world around us. We cannot wait until we walk out of the FitzRandolph Gate. If we ever hope to be in any nation’s service, we must begin by committing ourselves to opportunities currently within our reach: opportunities that are begging us to reach out. Being “in the service of humanity” does not require grandiose service projects or systematic upheavals that “change the world”. Service, in its simplest form, can take place anywhere and on any scale. It does not require spending months laboring in third world countries or spending large sums of money on grand projects. Service can be as simple as attending a Habitat for Humanity build, teaching English in El Centro, or volunteering with Princeton Disability Awareness or Best Buddies. Despite the praiseworthy efforts of project leaders on campus, our campus culture still suffers from a lack of emphasis on the benefits of community service. Since commitment to “giving back” cannot be instilled, perhaps it should be enforced. I propose that Princeton University Administration impose a community service graduation requirement. Such a requirement might take the form of a requisite number of hours of community service (many high schools in the U.S. employ this method) or by requiring students to spearhead a service project. The particulars of the requirement could, too, be fluid. Many high schools across the country, including my own, require students to
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fulfill a service requirement prior to graduation. Princeton students excel in practically every arena — as a community, we boast some of the most talented singers, dancers, performers, athletes, debaters, and academics in the world. Rather than continuing to build up what we already succeed at, we must focus attention to our faults: namely, our lack of commitment to volunteering. To render our motto true, to prove ourselves to be the selfless, social justice-seeking intellectuals we claim to be, we must improve on this front. If not for ourselves, we should do it for the beautiful community outside our bubble. Jacquelyn Thorbjornson is a sophomore from South Thomaston, Maine. She can be reached at jot@princeton.edu.
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Office of Disability Services, and Women*s Center as well as improving student accessibility to USG. She proposed possibly moving the USG meeting locations each week to increase student exposure. U-Councilors Olivia Grah ’19 and Miranda Rosen ’18 raised the question of whether moving locations would truly lead to more non-USG members attending meetings. University Student Life Committee Chair Tania Bore ’20 asked if the days of the week and time of the meetings could be varied. Class of 2018 Senator Eli Schechner ’18 argued that the lack of attendance at meetings was not because of problems with the location. “We should update our website first — it still says our meetings are at 3 p.m.,” said Schechner. Qian asserted that more thematic meetings focused in-depth on one topic might be effective in drawing attendance. Jemison then announced the two new members of President’s Advisory Committee on Architecture, Jack Lohmann ’19 and Anna Marsh ’20. Jemison concluded her report with a reminder of Monday’s Day of Action and the Graduate Student Government meeting on Wednesday, March 8, and urged all USG members to be familiar with the University’s Campus Plan Overview. The Day of Action is a “campus-wide day of conversation and action” at the University where a series of teach-ins and town halls will be conducted, according to its official website. Following these announcements, Social Committee Chair Lavinia Liang ’18 announced committee updates. The social committee had its first meeting Feb. 27 and, due to its large, 16-person size, is breaking into project teams of Lawnparties, publicities and promotions, arts, and concerts. Twelve students applied to be on the committee. Liang interviewed seven, and chose four: Ojima Agada ’18, Camilla Zecker ’19, Thomas Hoopes ’20, and Apria Pinkett ’20. USG then confirmed the candidates, with 22 members voting to confirm, and none abstaining or voting against. Liang emphasized the social committee’s new logo, and Qian encouraged all committees to develop logos. Diversity and Equity Committee chair Jeremy Burton ’18 then introduced his new team members. Burton noted there were 11 completed applications, from which four applicants were chosen: Jaylin Lugardo ’20, Irma Qavolli ’20, Sydney Jordan ’19, and Avanthi Cole ’18. There are three returning members. Grah pointed out all members were majoring in humanities. “Where does diversity come in?” she asked. Burton pointed out that current committee member William Pugh ’20 is undecided. The new committee members were confirmed with 22 votes in favor, and none abstaining or opposed. Director of Communications David Lopera ’19 sub-
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mitted his pick for new chief website manager, Ikaia Chu ’20. Chu was confirmed with 22 votes, and Lopera noted the communications team is now full. U-Councilor Nick Wu ’19 provided a debriefing of a meeting about how the student health plan may change with the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act. He emphasized that Princeton is self-insured and can choose what to cover, so may continue to cover birth control and IUDs no matter how the policy changes nationwide. Wu also announced that students are now allowed unlimited University Health Services visits for mental health reasons, and repeated that Calhoun was very interested in enabling health plans to account for the impact on students if the ACA was repealed. Mental Health Initiative Co-Chair Tobi Jegede ’18 provided a recap of Mental Health Week, which was Feb. 20–26. Jegede highlighted the week’s successes, such as a “Show your stripes” display. “Events when we were giving away things they were more well-attended because Princeton students like free stuff,” said Jegede. She also noted that talkbacks after Me Too Monologues and Smile events were very effective, while a meditation event led by Vivek Dinodia ’17 was not wellattended, likely because it was on a Friday afternoon. Schechner asked how the committee planned to measure the initiative’s impact. “What’s the plan on collecting metrics on the impact of Mental Health Week? What’s the next step?” he asked. Jegede announced they had not specifically thought about that, but noted that “Tell Me About Your Day” stickers given out at Frist Campus Center tabling during Mental Health Week were becoming pervasive. Jegede also noted that next year, the committee would advertise more and find better times. “We should do specific advertising for events and fix the times of events, fewer afternoon events, more late evening events,” she said. Lastly, Class of 2019 Senator Andrew Ma announced the status of Student Room Guide on TigerApps. Ma spoke about his meeting with outgoing IT Chief Developer Benjamin Parks ’17 and Director of Housing Angela Hodgeman. They are trying to make the app update, to reinstate room reviews, and to ensure the sustainability of TigerApps. The administration has two concerns: making sure the app complies with University policy, and ensuring accuracy of information, as last year students complained about inaccuracies and wanted priority room draw this year. Public Engagement chair Alison Shim ’19 noted the possibility of creating some sort of incentive for doing room reviews. The meeting ended with Qian urging USG members to come to next week’s meeting, promising a guest presenter who would give an early look at the University’s new website. This reporter is a committee member of the Mental Health Initiative.
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Tigers sweep Ivy League, face Penn in Ivy League Tournament
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With time winding down and the game tied at 69, Princeton needed someone to step up and score the decisive basket. Enter junior guard Amir Bell. Bell’s drive to the basket and f loater with 1.1 seconds left put everyone in Jadwin Gymnasium on the edge of their seats. When the ball came through the hoop, the arena erupted. Bell’s shot secured an exciting Princeton (21-6 overall, 14-0 Ivy League) win over Harvard (18-9, 10-4) on Friday night to clinch the No. 1 seed for the Tigers in the Ivy League Tournament. This was the Tigers’ first outright Ivy title since 2004. Their latest title in 2011 was shared with Harvard. It also completed the season sweep over Harvard for the first time since 2010, an important psychological boost going into the Ivy League Tournament. Bell wasn’t the only C O L U M N performer. Alstandout
though Bell’s last-second shot stole the show, senior forward Steven Cook shot lights out going 13-16 and scoring 30 points, tying his own career high for points in a game. As is standard in the Ivy League, Princeton had a quick turnaround before its next game playing host Saturday night against Dartmouth (7-20, 4-10). This was the Tigers’ last home game of the season, which meant it was time to honor the seniors: forward Alexander Lee, forward Hans Brase, guard Khyan Rayner, forward Pete Miller, forward Spencer Weisz and Cook. Once the game started, Princeton got out to a hot start, scoring 52 points in the first half. The Tigers never looked back, winning 85-48 over the Big Green. Weisz and sophomore guard Myles Stephens lead the Tigers with 13 points apiece. The win over Dartmouth completed Princeton’s perfect Ivy League season, as they finished 14-0 in the
conference. This is the sixth time in Princeton’s history that the men’s basketball team has completed an undefeated season, and the first time since 1998. The last Ivy League men’s basketball team to accomplish the feat was Cornell in 2008. On the national scale, the Tigers joined University of Vermont as one of only two teams to finish their conference play undefeated. In addition, Princeton led the nation with the fewest turnovers in regular season play. In past years, the Tigers’ regular season championship would have meant that they would now be making preparations for the NCAA Tournament. However, the Ancient Eight added a postseason tournament to determine a conference representative for the NCAA Tournament for the first time this year. With this move by the Ivy League, every conference in NCAA Division I basketball determines the automatic bids
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awarded to a conference by a tournament. Princeton will play Penn in the first round Saturday at The Palestra in Philadelphia at 1:30 p.m. Despite not being guaranteed an NCAA Tournament bid, the Tigers celebrated their season by cutting down the nets at
Jadwin Gymnasium. In an interview after Saturday’s game, Weisz said, “I’m so proud of all the guys on the team. Winning this title is for all the alumni that came before us. We finally were able to bring the Ivy League trophy back where it belongs.”
Princeton claims top spot in EIVA with weekend victories
By David Xin
Head Sports editor
The men’s volleyball team claimed the top spot in the EIVA with two wins this Friday, Mar. 3, and Saturday, Mar. 4, in their doubleheader against Charleston. The Tigers (6-2 EIVA, 7-7 overall) swept the Charleston Cougars (0-7, 7-10) in their first meeting and followed that impressive performance by edging out the Cougars again in a hotly contested fifth set the following day. The win puts the Tigers level with nationally ranked Penn State in the EIVA. The Tigers opened Friday’s game with a domi-
nant display of depth and balance. Indeed, five Tigers recorded five or more kills in the Princeton victory. The Princeton squad opened the first set with a comfortable 25-18 victory and never looked back. While the visitors managed to put more pressure on the young home team, the Tigers showed their resilience in tough moments and held off the Cougars’ efforts. Much like in previous matches, the freshman class showed their impact. Outside hitters Parker Dixon and Greg Luck combined forces for 16 kills, while middle blocker George Huhmann led the defensive effort with
five blocks. The freshmen seem to have integrated seamlessly with their veteran counterparts, playing a large role in all of Princeton’s conference match ups. Other notable performances came from junior middle blocker Junior Oboh who tallied an impressive eight kills without an error and added four blocks. Although Friday’s match was a rather one-sided affair, Saturday’s match turned into a surprise thriller. The match opened in Princeton’s favor with the Tigers managing to grab the first two sets. However, just as the match appeared to be a replay of Princeton’s earlier victory,
the momentum of the game quickly shifted. Charleston battled back against the Princeton side, managing to edge them out with a narrow 25-22 victory. They carried this momentum into the next set, scoring a comfortable victory over the Tigers with a score of 25-18. However, the Tigers were prepared for a grueling fifth set. Indeed, this was the fourth time since conference play opened that a game had gone to the final set. Princeton managed to fend off the Cougar’s resurgence to win the match with a 15-11 victory. With this win, the Tigers have tied Penn State for the
top spot in the EIVA. Sacred Heart is behind the two leaders, but have a game in hand. The Tigers will continue conference play with their next match against NJIT on Friday. Princeton beat NJIT earlier in the season at home, but will now travel to other campuses for crucial league match. This will be the last conference match before a four-game nonleague stretch. They will then face Penn State after Spring Break. With the top spot of the EIVA on the line, these next couple games will certainly not be ones to miss for any fans of Princeton volleyball.
Women’s Squash competes in CSA Individual Championships By Miranda Hasty
Associate Sports Editor
Princeton sent nine athletes to the CSA individual championships.
The women’s squash team concluded its 2016-17 season at the College Squash Association Individual Championships this past weekend, March 3-5, at Dartmouth College. Princeton sent nine athletes to participate in one of the five draws of the tournament: Holleran North, Holleran South, Holleran East, Holleran West, and the Ramsay Cup. The last, Ramsay Cup, is the top draw of the individual championships. Junior Olivia Fiechter was the only Tiger to qualify for this draw, and is therefore guaranteed All-American honors. Senior Alexandra Toth made the longest run of the tournament, however, reaching the finals of the Holleran North draw on Sunday. Freshman Madison Soukup, sophomore Kate Feeley, and Toth were selected to compete in the Holleran North draw, while senior Gabriella Garr was the sole teammate to be drawn into Holleran South. Sophomore Samantha Chai and junior Kira Keating headed to Hol-
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leran East, and freshman Morgan Steelman and sophomore Isabel Hirshberg were the two Princeton athletes in Holleran West. The team started the weekend off strong in all five draws with a clean sweep of 7-0 on Friday, Mar. 3, in Hanover with Round 16 wins from Soukup, Feeley, Garr, Chai, Keating, Hirshberg, and Fiechter. Toth and Steelman were the only Tigers to receiver byes to the quarterfinal rounds in their respective draws. The team looked to continue their momentum in the quarterfinal and semifinal matches on Saturday Mar. 4, but Toth was the only member of the team to progress to Sunday’s final matches. In Holleran North, Soukup and Feeley each lost in their quarterfinals matches, Feeley to teammate Toth. Garr advanced to the semifinals on Saturday, Mar. 4 in the Holleran South group, but was soon defeated by Harvard’s Alyssa Mehta. Keating also lost in the quarterfinals in Holleran East, while Chai succumbed to Columbia’s Madison O’Connor in the semifinals.
14-0 The Tigers join five other Princeton teams with their historic sweep of the Ivy League .
Steelman earned a quarter bye and victory to progress to the semifinals in Holleran West, but Drexel’s Ryan Morgan ultimately took a spot in the finals, while Hirshberg also fell in the quarterfinal round. Fiechter drew into the tournament’s top group, the Ramsay Cup, and is thus guaranteed All-American honors but not the championship title, as Harvard’s Kayley Leonard advanced to the semifinal round after their quarterfinal match. Toth was the only Princeton competitor standing by Sunday, Mar. 5, facing Cornell’s Margaux Losty that morning in an attempt to clinch the championship and second-team All-American honors in the last match of her collegiate career. Toth took second place in the draw group to conclude the women’s squash season. Though the Princeton program saw no individual victories in the CSA championships, women’s squash still had an eventful season, kicking off with a seven-game win streak and finishing at 12-5 overall and 5-2 for the Ivy League.
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